Web Engineer

A short description of the job

We’re looking for an experienced React Software Engineer to work within our agile feature teams.

You’ll be self-motivated with a passion for both business and technology innovation. We look for

individuals with a deep knowledge of React and you’ll be comfortable writing custom JavaScript

but also know when to apply off-the-shelf solutions to solve the problem.

At Mettle we use a range of technologies across the stack including: TypeScript, GraphQL, Node,

React, Java, Kafka and Docker/Kubernetes.

You’ll be familiar working in a lean, kanban or scrum agile methodology and comfortable working

in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same. You’ll also be passionate about user

experience and have an eye for improving the UI.

What your day-to-day looks like

● Working within an agile feature team, developing and enhancing the Mettle website, web

app and other internal tools

● Develop clean, elegant, and reusable code that is well-tested and easy to maintain and

extend

● Support and oversee junior engineers and act as a subject matter expert

● Work with stakeholders across the business to drive the direction of mettle’s engineering

and put the long-term interests of customers at the heart of key decisions

● Collaborate across our web chapter to uphold standards and best practices, and to promote

innovation

● Working collaboratively with the team to resolve technical issues

What we’re looking for

● In-depth knowledge of React, JavaScript/TypeScript and the DOM

● Demonstrated delivery of web applications

● Comfortable working with REST APIs using asynchronous patterns

● Experience with Git, including understanding of branching and merging workflows

● Experience with optimising code for performance and quality

● Experience working in a Test Driven Development like environment

● Working knowledge of Apollo (client and server), React Hooks, SASS/SCSS and Webpack

● Good knowledge of Node.js and production-level GraphQL

● Design-minded attention to user interface implementation

● Message-driven architectures / Kafka / event sourcing

● Use of Jest, Cypress and Pact for testing